Doubleday & Cartwright
Studio Members: Chris Isenberg, Kimou Meyer, Aaron Amaro, Justin Thomas Kay, Peter Christofferson, Mike Fey, Michael Massé, Zein Zu’bi, Dudley Versaci, Thea Hughes, Jonathan Trevino, Trent Bryant, Laurence Jaccottet, Max Vogel, Alelli Tanghal, Tim Young, Stephen Halker, Sam Chirnside, Jeremy Johnstone, James Blagden, Mickey Duzij, Paul Windle, Chris Cragoe, Anthony Blasko, Shane Lyons, BK Brian Kelly, Stevie B, Piotr Orlov, John-Paul, Metsa, Tobias Brunner, Kevin Hoegger, Gina Macari, Adrien Borromeo
About
Studio Size
Large (21+)
Year founded
2010
Borough
Brooklyn
Studio Bio/Philosophy
Doubleday & Cartwright is a design and media agency specializing in sport, art and culture. D&C helps brands navigate and creatively broadcast their narratives across the diverse spectrum of media. D&C’s successes have been deeply varied from a garment customization space for Nike to nurturing a nutritional juice cleanse into a category killer.
The Team
Doubleday & Cartwright has 23 people. Of those, 3 are studio heads and 6 are managerial.
15% of studios are large-sized (21+ people).
Average height
5’4”-5’6”
Shortest: 5’2”
Tallest: 6’1”
Average age
26-30
Youngest: 24
Oldest: 40
Number of freelancers/year
11-25
1-5 are long-term freelancers
Number of interns/year
5-6
Average: 1-2
Studio Disciplines
Breakdown of Work
Primary Specialties
- Art Direction (58)
- Books (52)
- Brand Strategy (42)
- Branding & Identity (77)
- Editorial/Publication Design (51)
- Experience Design (33)
- Illustration (45)
- Mobile Design (30)
- Motion (29)
- Packaging (45)
- Print (75)
- Product (23)
- Web Design (59)
- Web Development (25)
Clients’ Industries
- Advertising (22)
- Fashion (45)
- Media & Publishing (58)
- Movies/Film (19)
- Music (28)
- Products (32)
- Restaurants & Food (29)
- Retail (43)
- Sports (22)
- Technology (37)
- The Arts/Cultural Institutions (71)
Doubleday & Cartwright’s Clients
- 5 Leaves
- 5Boro
- Ace Hotel (2)
- BluePrint
- Colossal Media
- D'Addario
- ESPN (3)
- Grantland
- Nike (10)
- Red Bull (2)
- Trump Models
Aaron Amaro, Partner
Demographics
Age 37, Male, from Walnut Creek, CA, United States, now lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. Formal education is undergraduate degree, primary design education is school (SJSU, Pasadena Art Center).
What’s been the biggest influence on your design career?
Mom & Grandmother
Years in Design Industry
11 years
Average: 17 years
Previous Design Employment
- Wolff Olins (4)
- The Valentine Group
Christopher Isenberg, Partner
Demographics
Age 40, Male, from Leroy St, New York, NY, United States, now lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. Formal education is graduate degree, primary design education is self-taught.
Years in Design Industry
9 years
Previous Design Employment
- No Mas
Kimou Meyer, Partner
Demographics
Age 39, Male, from Geneva, Switzerland, now lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. Formal education is undergraduate degree, primary design education is school (Ecole nationale supérieure des arts visuels de La Cambre).
Years in Design Industry
13 years
Previous Design Employment
- La Fonderie
- Zoo York
- Base Design (2)
Location
Los Angeles, CA
United States
The Space
The studio is about 3000 square feet. It’s on 2 floors and they’ve been there for 3 years.
Number of times moved
1
Total people in space
23
Amenities
- Bike storage (26)
- Cleaning service (44)
- Coffee maker (53)
- Espresso machine (23)
- Freezer (43)
- Garden (8)
- Library/book collection (67)
- Photo/video equipment (45)
- Pin-up board (43)
Number of conference rooms
3
Client meetings held in studio: More than half
Desk Policy
We keep our desks clean and tidy.
Working Days
Working week
The work week is 40-49 hours/week, core hours are 9:30-6:30, with the first in at 9:00am and the last out at 8:00pm.
50% of studios work 40-49 hours/week.
The average is 40-49 hours/week.
Busiest Time of day?
It’s high intensity all day
Favorite Typefaces:
Culture
Music
Plays music for 70% of the day at an average volume. Currently obsessed with Jon Hopkins, and most played over the last year is Justin's 10hr long Spotify mellow electronic playlist.
Side Projects
publish a magazine by the name of Victory and run an apparel brand by the name of No Mas.
42% of studios have side projects.
Biking to work
4
127 bikers across all studios
Pick your poison
Whisk(e)y
Studio pets
2 dogs
32% have pets at the studio
Working groups
Internal studio meetings
Every day
Lunch Habits
Eats in small groups
Favorite delivery/take-out: Meatball Shop